Marin County Jail inmate pronounced dead; investigation under way

An inmate was pronounced dead Friday afternoon after he was found hanging at the Marin County Jail.

Authorities did not release the man's name or age pending notification of his immediate family.

The man was discovered at about 2 p.m. and San Rafael firefighters were called to the jail. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

The death investigation was expected to be referred to a law enforcement agency outside the Marin County Sheriff's Office, which oversees both the jail and the county coroner's division.

The death is the second in-custody death in less than four months at the jail. On March 1, Stephen Daniel Frazee, a 29-year-old San Rafael resident, died four days after being booked for an alleged probation violation.

The investigation into Frazee's death was referred to the Novato Police Department. Novato police are still waiting for autopsy and toxicology results from the coroner's office in Sonoma County.